{ "data": { "a": { "slug": "planetscale-mcp", "name": "PlanetScale MCP Server", "vendor": "PlanetScale", "vendorUrl": "https://planetscale.com", "kind": "mcp", "category": "data", "summary": "PlanetScale's hosted MCP server connects agents to PlanetScale Postgres, Vitess and Neki databases. Its 25 tools cover organisations, branches, schema, read and write SQL, Insights data, Postgres logs, invoices and documentation search, with OAuth or a service token.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/planetscale-mcp.json", "repo": "https://github.com/planetscale/mcp-server", "license": "Proprietary hosted service under PlanetScale's Terms of Service. The 13 tools in planetscale/mcp-server are Apache-2.0", "transports": [ "streamable-http" ], "remoteUrl": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale", "packages": [], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "OAuth by default. Each MCP client registers as an OAuth application and the person signs in and chooses no, read-only or full access per organisation or per database, with payment-method access set separately. For CI and headless clients a service token secret (`pscale_tkn_`) goes in an `Authorization: Bearer` header, with permissions granted on the token in organisation settings. Claude.ai, Claude for desktop, Claude Managed Agents and Notion accept OAuth only. Access is self-serve after a person signs up.", "pricing": "paid", "pricingNotes": "No charge for the MCP server was found beyond the database plan, and a PlanetScale database is needed for most tools. No free tier or trial was found, and all plans need a payment method on file. Clusters are priced by month, from $5 for a single-node Postgres PS-5 in AWS us-east-1, with storage, backups and egress billed separately (https://planetscale.com/pricing.md, checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "$5 / mo", "where": "hosted", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the MCP docs, the pricing page or the tool source (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 25, "popularity": { "githubStars": null, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": null, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://planetscale.com/docs/mcp-server", "llmsTxt": "https://planetscale.com/docs/llms.txt", "openapi": "https://planetscale.com/docs/openapi.yaml", "registryName": "io.github.planetscale/mcp-server", "capabilities": [ "db.sql", "db.admin" ], "tags": [ "official", "hosted", "mcp", "oauth", "read-only-mode", "paid", "postgres", "mysql", "llms-txt", "openapi", "status-page", "soc2", "database" ], "lastRelease": "2026-10-08", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 66.4, "grade": "B", "agentReady": false, "rank": 292, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 5, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 15, "reliability": 63, "schema": 82, "security": 77, "transparency": 70 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": 0, "verdict": "OAuth scopes set no, read-only or full database access per organisation or database, each query runs on a credential created and deleted for that call, and an insights-only endpoint drops both SQL tools. Destructive statements are gated by a flag the model sets itself, no rate limit was found, and every plan needs a card.", "bestFor": "Agents that inspect and tune an existing PlanetScale database, using Insights, schema recommendations, error patterns and logs, with SQL when granted.", "strengths": [ "OAuth scopes grant no, read-only or full access per organisation or per database, and administrators can cap query access for all members since 8 October 2026", "Each query uses a database credential created for that call and deleted afterwards, and read queries run under a reader role", "An insights-only endpoint omits `planetscale_execute_read_query` and `planetscale_execute_write_query`", "The 13 tools published as source carry `readOnlyHint` and `destructiveHint`, checked by a test in the repository", "Published SLA of 99.99 per cent for single-region and 99.999 per cent for multi-region clusters, with service credits" ], "weaknesses": [ "DELETE and DDL confirmation is a `confirm_destructive` flag the model sets, not a prompt the client shows the person", "The write-query check matches the start of the statement by regular expression, so a statement behind a leading comment or a type it does not list is not matched, per the source", "No rate limit for the MCP server or the API was found. The OpenAPI file lists 429 with no figures", "No free tier. The billing docs say every plan needs a payment method on file", "The hosted server and 12 of its 25 tools are closed. The repository has no tags, changelog or CI workflow", "PlanetScale's website terms forbid robots and other automatic retrieval of the site. Recorded as a fact, and it matters before any probe is run" ], "agentNotes": [ "Use `https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale-insights-only` when the task needs no SQL. It omits both query tools", "Pass `organization`, `database` and `branch` on every query call. Record them in `AGENTS.md` to skip the listing calls", "Show the person the exact DELETE or DDL statement and get approval before setting `confirm_destructive: true`", "Keep queries under 50 seconds and add your own `LIMIT`. The query tools cancel at 50 seconds and return every row", "For a service token send `Authorization: Bearer pscale_tkn_...` with the secret only. The `id:secret` form is rejected" ], "metrics": { "kind": "remote", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "B", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 66.4 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 74, "maintenance": 80, "payments": 15, "reliability": 63, "schema": 82, "security": 77, "transparency": 66 }, "provenanceScore": 73 }, "connect": { "claudeCode": "claude mcp add --transport http \"planetscale\" https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale", "config": { "mcpServers": { "planetscale": { "url": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale" } } }, "headless": { "mcpServers": { "planetscale": { "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${env:PLANETSCALE_API_TOKEN}" }, "url": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.sql", "tool": "https://letme.dev/planetscale-mcp" }, "area": "developer", "unitPrices": [ { "item": "Postgres PS-5, single node", "unit": "month", "usd": 5, "note": "AWS us-east-1, storage, backups and egress extra" }, { "item": "Postgres PS-5, primary and two replicas", "unit": "month", "usd": 15, "note": "AWS us-east-1, storage, backups and egress extra" }, { "item": "Vitess PS-10, primary and two replicas", "unit": "month", "usd": 39, "note": "AWS us-east-1, storage extra" } ], "provenance": { "legalEntity": "PlanetScale, Inc.", "domain": "planetscale.com", "domainRegistered": "2011-10-06", "endpointOnVendorDomain": false, "terms": "https://planetscale.com/legal/agreement", "privacy": "https://planetscale.com/legal/privacy", "statusPage": "https://www.planetscalestatus.com", "changelog": "https://planetscale.com/changelog", "securityTxt": "none", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "The MCP server answers at mcp.pscale.dev, a second domain. PlanetScale's own docs name the host, and its response headers name Gram, Speakeasy's hosting platform.", "`terms` is the Terms of Service (last updated 25 August 2026), which the Website Terms of Service name as governing the product. The website terms at /legal/siteterms are a separate document.", "The Privacy Policy (last updated 23 July 2026) names PlanetScale Inc. and says data processed for a customer as a processor is governed by the DPA, which was not read.", "planetscale.com/.well-known/security.txt returns 404. The docs publish a vulnerability disclosure policy with security@planetscale.com.", "The site footer and the terms name PlanetScale, Inc., 535 Mission Street, San Francisco.", "RDAP for planetscale.com gives a registration date of 2011-10-06 and Squarespace Domains II LLC as registrar.", "robots.txt on planetscale.com allows every path with `Content-Signal: ai-input=yes`. robots.txt on mcp.pscale.dev, www.planetscalestatus.com and registry.modelcontextprotocol.io answered 404, and on rdap.verisign.com 400." ], "score": 73 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "planetscale-mcp", "probe": { "target": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale", "method": "mcp-initialize", "lastAt": "2026-10-10T03:53:38.376397609Z", "lastOk": true, "lastStatus": 401, "lastMs": 469, "lastNote": "asks for credentials", "authRequired": true, "uptime24h": 100, "uptime30d": 100, "p50ms24h": 477, "p95ms24h": 555, "samples24h": 125, "samples30d": 125, "days": [ { "date": "2026-10-09", "probes": 85, "ok": 85 }, { "date": "2026-10-10", "probes": 40, "ok": 40 } ] }, "vendorStatus": { "page": "https://www.planetscalestatus.com", "indicator": "none", "summary": "All Systems Operational", "checkedAt": "2026-10-10T03:58:43.086763662Z" }, "versions": [ { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.planetscale/mcp-server", "version": "1.0.0", "seenAt": "2026-10-10T03:11:32.438759038Z" } ], "githubStars": 5, "pages": [ { "url": "https://planetscale.com/changelog", "kind": "changelog", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:26.437312947Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "20717b5a337c" }, { "url": "https://planetscale.com/pricing.md", "kind": "pricing", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:32.591327194Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "11e88e07e991" }, { "url": "https://planetscale.com/legal/privacy", "kind": "privacy", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:30.563115979Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "cfed82900758" }, { "url": "https://planetscale.com/legal/agreement", "kind": "terms", "status": 200, "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T18:43:28.549006312Z", "changedAt": "0001-01-01T00:00:00Z", "fingerprint": "e5e3ad1fe941" } ], "mcpTools": { "url": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale", "checkedAt": "2026-10-09T21:40:47.427881901Z", "status": "auth", "note": "asks for credentials before listing its tools", "changedAt": "2026-10-09T21:40:47.427881901Z" }, "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:58:43.086763662Z" } }, "answer": "PlanetScale MCP Server scores 66.4 (B) on agent readiness against Redis MCP's 55.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Redis MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "b": { "slug": "redis-mcp", "name": "Redis MCP", "vendor": "Redis", "vendorUrl": "https://redis.io", "kind": "mcp", "category": "data", "summary": "Redis's open-source MCP server for Redis databases. The owner runs it locally over stdio, and it gives agents tools for strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets, streams, pub/sub, JSON documents and vector search.", "url": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp", "markdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp.md", "slimMarkdownUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp.min.md", "jsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/redis-mcp.json", "repo": "https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis", "license": "MIT", "transports": [ "stdio" ], "packages": [ { "registry": "pypi", "name": "redis-mcp-server" }, { "registry": "oci", "name": "docker.io/mcp/redis" } ], "auth": "mixed", "authNotes": "The server signs in to Redis with a username and password (`--url`, `--username` and `--password`, or `REDIS_USERNAME` and `REDIS_PWD`), which a Redis admin creates, self-serve, and can scope with Redis ACL rules. TLS takes a CA file and an optional client certificate, with `ssl_cert_reqs` defaulting to required. Azure Managed Redis can use Entra ID through a service principal, a managed identity or the default Azure credential, with tokens renewed in the background. stdio needs no caller credential, and every caller shares the one Redis user.", "pricing": "free", "pricingNotes": "Free and open source under the MIT licence, with nothing to buy for the server. It needs a Redis database, which can be Redis Open Source on the owner's machine or a managed service such as Redis Cloud or Azure Managed Redis. Redis Cloud prices and its free database were not checked. Redis has no hosted version of this server in the pages read (checked 2026-10-09).", "priceSummary": "Free · OSS", "where": "local", "x402": { "level": "no", "evidence": "No x402, MPP or L402 in the README, the docs pages or the source (checked 2026-10-09).", "endpoints": [] }, "toolCount": 53, "popularity": { "githubStars": 633, "npmWeekly": null, "pypiWeekly": 3644, "asOf": "2026-10-09" }, "docsUrl": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/integrate/redis-mcp/", "llmsTxt": "https://redis.io/llms.txt", "registryName": "io.github.redis/mcp-redis", "capabilities": [ "db.document", "db.vector", "db.hybrid" ], "tags": [ "official", "local", "open-source", "self-hosted", "mcp", "python", "docker", "database", "key-value", "vector-search" ], "lastRelease": "2026-08-04", "graded": true, "anchor": { "graded": true, "score": 55.7, "grade": "C", "agentReady": false, "rank": 652, "ranked": true, "rankOf": 950, "categoryRank": 9, "methodology": "0.4", "run": "2026-10-01", "scores": { "ergonomics": 39, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 60, "reliability": 62, "schema": 64, "security": 54, "transparency": 76 }, "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "assessment": { "confidence": "medium", "date": "2026-10-09" }, "negative": -2, "negativeNotes": [ "-2: release 0.5.1, tagged 4 August 2026 as a patch release, changed the `unsubscribe` tool's input from `channel` to `subscription_id` and the return type of `subscribe` (pull request #133). The release notes give only the pull request title, 'Add stateful Redis pub/sub subscriptions with message polling'. The earlier tools opened a new pub/sub object on each call and so could not deliver messages, which is why the deduction is reduced (https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis/releases/tag/0.5.1)." ], "verdict": "Redis's server, under the MIT licence, maps 53 tools onto Redis commands, with typed inputs and a nightly CI run that passed on 9 October 2026. It has no read-only mode, no tool annotations and no changelog file, release 0.5.1 changed the `unsubscribe` input without a note, and PyPI installs failed to start from 28 July to 5 August 2026.", "bestFor": "Teams with a Redis database that want an agent to read and write keys, streams, JSON documents and vector indexes on a developer's machine.", "strengths": [ "Maintained by Redis under the MIT licence, with 0.5.1 marked latest in the official MCP registry as `io.github.redis/mcp-redis`", "Nightly CI passed on main on 9 October 2026 across Python 3.10 to 3.14 against a live Redis, with 347 test functions and an 80 per cent coverage floor", "No tool runs an arbitrary Redis command. Each of the 53 tools maps to a named operation, and none exposes `FLUSHALL`, `CONFIG` or `EVAL`", "Connects with a Redis ACL user, TLS with certificate checks required by default, client certificates, or Entra ID for Azure Managed Redis", "Blocking reads are capped in the server. `xreadgroup` and `read_messages` refuse waits over 5,000 ms, and pub/sub subscriptions are capped at 50" ], "weaknesses": [ "53 tools load at once, with no toolsets and no read-only subset. Pull request #161 for a tool allowlist has been open since 28 July 2026", "No tool declares `readOnlyHint` or `destructiveHint`, and nothing asks for confirmation before `delete`, `json_del` or `xgroup_destroy`. Pull request #181 was opened on 8 October 2026", "Fresh PyPI installs failed to start from 28 July to 5 August 2026, because 0.5.0 had no upper bound on the `mcp` package (issues #163 and #169)", "Started through the `redis-mcp-server` command without flags, the server ignores `REDIS_HOST` and `REDIS_PORT` and connects to 127.0.0.1:6379. Issue #156 has been open since 10 July 2026", "No changelog file, no SECURITY.md and no prompt-injection guidance. Patch release 0.5.1 changed the `unsubscribe` input from `channel` to `subscription_id` without a note" ], "agentNotes": [ "Pass the connection with `--url` or explicit flags. The `redis-mcp-server` command overrides `REDIS_HOST`, `REDIS_PORT`, `REDIS_DB`, `REDIS_SSL` and `REDIS_CLUSTER_MODE` with its own defaults when flags are absent", "Use `scan_keys` with the returned cursor until it is 0. `scan_all_keys`, `hgetall`, `smembers` and `json_get` return everything they match with no limit", "Read failures from the text. Tools return strings such as `Error ...` or an `error` key in place of an MCP error result", "Keep the `subscription_id` from `subscribe` or `psubscribe` and pass it to `read_messages` and `unsubscribe`. Idle subscriptions close after 300 seconds", "Connect as a Redis ACL user limited to the keys and command categories needed, since the server has no read-only switch and `delete` runs without confirmation" ], "metrics": { "kind": "local", "measured": false }, "reviewCount": 0, "avgRating": 0, "history": [ { "basis": "public evidence", "confidence": "medium", "grade": "C", "methodology": "0.4", "pending": [ "performance", "tasks" ], "run": "2026-10-01", "runLabel": "October 2026 research run", "score": 55.7 } ], "editorialScores": { "ergonomics": 39, "maintenance": 57, "payments": 60, "reliability": 62, "schema": 64, "security": 54, "transparency": 65 }, "provenanceScore": 87 }, "connect": { "install": "pip install redis-mcp-server", "config": { "mcpServers": { "RedisMCPServer": { "args": [ "--from", "redis-mcp-server@latest", "redis-mcp-server", "--url", "redis://localhost:6379/0" ], "command": "uvx" } } } }, "letme": { "capability": "https://letme.dev/db.document", "tool": "https://letme.dev/redis-mcp" }, "area": "developer", "provenance": { "legalEntity": "Redis Ltd.", "domain": "redis.io", "domainRegistered": "2010-05-28", "endpointOnVendorDomain": null, "terms": "", "privacy": "", "statusPage": "", "changelog": "https://github.com/redis/mcp-redis/releases", "securityTxt": "valid", "checked": "2026-10-09", "notes": [ "No terms document governs this software beyond the MIT licence, so `terms` is left out.", "`privacy` is left out. The Redis Privacy Policy (last updated 29 November 2024, https://redis.io/legal/privacy-policy/) names Redis Ltd. and its affiliates and covers Redis's sites and services. It does not address this open-source server, which runs on the owner's machine. Questions sent by `search_redis_documents` do go to redis.io.", "The copyright line in the `LICENSE` file reads Redis, inc. The privacy policy names Redis Ltd., which is used here.", "redis.io/.well-known/security.txt gives a contact page, a HackerOne disclosure programme as policy and an expiry of 19 December 2030.", "RDAP for redis.io gives a registration date of 2010-05-28.", "The server runs on the owner's machine and connects to the Redis it is configured for, so there is no vendor endpoint to check. The changelog link is the GitHub releases page, since the repository has no changelog file." ], "score": 87 }, "pageJsonUrl": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp.json", "live": { "slug": "redis-mcp", "versions": [ { "registry": "github", "name": "redis/mcp-redis", "version": "0.5.1", "released": "2026-08-05", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:16:10.784079074Z" }, { "registry": "mcp-registry", "name": "io.github.redis/mcp-redis", "version": "0.5.1", "seenAt": "2026-10-10T03:11:32.438759038Z" }, { "registry": "pypi", "name": "redis-mcp-server", "version": "0.5.1", "released": "2026-08-05", "seenAt": "2026-10-09T17:16:10.590203387Z" } ], "githubStars": 633, "pypiWeekly": 3644, "updatedAt": "2026-10-10T03:11:32.438759038Z" } }, "facts": [ { "a": "MCP server", "b": "MCP server", "name": "Kind" }, { "a": "PlanetScale", "b": "Redis", "name": "Vendor" }, { "a": "https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale", "b": "no (local only)", "name": "Hosted endpoint" }, { "a": "Streamable HTTP", "b": "stdio", "name": "Transports" }, { "a": "OAuth or key", "b": "OAuth or key", "name": "Auth" }, { "a": "Paid", "b": "Free", "name": "Pricing" }, { "a": "no", "b": "no", "name": "x402" }, { "a": "Proprietary hosted service under PlanetScale's Terms of Service. 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Redis MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.", "question": "Which is better for AI agents, PlanetScale MCP Server or Redis MCP?" }, { "answer": "Both take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.", "question": "Do PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP need an API key?" }, { "answer": "PlanetScale MCP Server has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale. Redis MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.", "question": "Can an agent call PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP without installing anything?" }, { "answer": "No open-source release is listed for PlanetScale MCP Server. Redis MCP is open source (MIT).", "question": "Are PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP open source?" } ], "goodFor": [ { "aheadOn": [ "Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 64", "Agent ergonomics, 74 against 39", "Security \u0026 auth, 77 against 54", "Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 57" ], "also": [ "A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install" ], "goodFor": "Agents that inspect and tune an existing PlanetScale database, using Insights, schema recommendations, error patterns and logs, with SQL when granted.", "slug": "planetscale-mcp", "watchFor": "DELETE and DDL confirmation is a `confirm_destructive` flag the model sets, not a prompt the client shows the person" }, { "aheadOn": [ "Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 15", "Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 70" ], "also": [ "Runs on your own machine", "Open source" ], "goodFor": "Teams with a Redis database that want an agent to read and write keys, streams, JSON documents and vector indexes on a developer's machine.", "slug": "redis-mcp", "watchFor": "53 tools load at once, with no toolsets and no read-only subset. 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Redis MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do databases.", "verdicts": { "planetscale-mcp": "OAuth scopes set no, read-only or full database access per organisation or database, each query runs on a credential created and deleted for that call, and an insights-only endpoint drops both SQL tools. Destructive statements are gated by a flag the model sets itself, no rate limit was found, and every plan needs a card.", "redis-mcp": "Redis's server, under the MIT licence, maps 53 tools onto Redis commands, with typed inputs and a nightly CI run that passed on 9 October 2026. It has no read-only mode, no tool annotations and no changelog file, release 0.5.1 changed the `unsubscribe` input without a note, and PyPI installs failed to start from 28 July to 5 August 2026." } }, "kind": "anchor.page", "links": { "api": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json", "html": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/planetscale-mcp-vs-redis-mcp", "json": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/planetscale-mcp-vs-redis-mcp.json", "llms": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt", "markdown": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/planetscale-mcp-vs-redis-mcp.md", "slim": "https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/planetscale-mcp-vs-redis-mcp.min.md" }, "markdown": "PlanetScale MCP Server scores 66.4 (B) on agent readiness against Redis MCP's 55.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Redis MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust. Both do databases.\n\n- PlanetScale MCP Server: grade B, 66.4/100, rank #292 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/planetscale-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/planetscale-mcp.json\n- Redis MCP: grade C, 55.7/100, rank #652 of 950. Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/redis-mcp.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/redis-mcp.json\n- Best database, file and memory tools for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/data/index.md\n- All 43 databases comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/data/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### PlanetScale MCP Server (B)\n\nGood for: Agents that inspect and tune an existing PlanetScale database, using Insights, schema recommendations, error patterns and logs, with SQL when granted.\n\nAhead on:\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 82 against 64\n- Agent ergonomics, 74 against 39\n- Security \u0026 auth, 77 against 54\n- Maintenance \u0026 community, 80 against 57\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install\n\nWatch for: DELETE and DDL confirmation is a `confirm_destructive` flag the model sets, not a prompt the client shows the person\n\n### Redis MCP (C)\n\nGood for: Teams with a Redis database that want an agent to read and write keys, streams, JSON documents and vector indexes on a developer's machine.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 60 against 15\n- Transparency \u0026 trust, 76 against 70\n\nAlso in its favour:\n- Runs on your own machine\n- Open source\n\nWatch for: 53 tools load at once, with no toolsets and no read-only subset. Pull request #161 for a tool allowlist has been open since 28 July 2026\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | PlanetScale MCP Server | Redis MCP | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 63 | 62 | PlanetScale MCP Server +1 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 82 | 64 | PlanetScale MCP Server +18 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 74 | 39 | PlanetScale MCP Server +35 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 77 | 54 | PlanetScale MCP Server +23 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 15 | 60 | Redis MCP +45 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 80 | 57 | PlanetScale MCP Server +23 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 70 | 76 | Redis MCP +6 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | -2 | |\n| **Total** | | **66.4 · B** | **55.7 · C** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | PlanetScale MCP Server | Redis MCP |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | MCP server | MCP server |\n| Vendor | PlanetScale | Redis |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale` | no (local only) |\n| Transports | Streamable HTTP | stdio |\n| Auth | OAuth or key | OAuth or key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Free |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted service under PlanetScale's Terms of Service. The 13 tools in planetscale/mcp-server are Apache-2.0 | MIT |\n| Tools exposed | 25 | 53 |\n| Read-only variant documented | yes | yes |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| MCP registry | `io.github.planetscale/mcp-server` | `io.github.redis/mcp-redis` |\n| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-08-04 |\n| Terms last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Privacy policy last updated | no date given | no document linked |\n| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | not found in the text | |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | |\n| Popularity | none | 633 stars, 3.6k PyPI/wk |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**PlanetScale MCP Server.** OAuth scopes set no, read-only or full database access per organisation or database, each query runs on a credential created and deleted for that call, and an insights-only endpoint drops both SQL tools. Destructive statements are gated by a flag the model sets itself, no rate limit was found, and every plan needs a card.\n\n**Redis MCP.** Redis's server, under the MIT licence, maps 53 tools onto Redis commands, with typed inputs and a nightly CI run that passed on 9 October 2026. It has no read-only mode, no tool annotations and no changelog file, release 0.5.1 changed the `unsubscribe` input without a note, and PyPI installs failed to start from 28 July to 5 August 2026.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### PlanetScale MCP Server\n\n1. Use `https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale-insights-only` when the task needs no SQL. It omits both query tools\n2. Pass `organization`, `database` and `branch` on every query call. Record them in `AGENTS.md` to skip the listing calls\n3. Show the person the exact DELETE or DDL statement and get approval before setting `confirm_destructive: true`\n4. Keep queries under 50 seconds and add your own `LIMIT`. The query tools cancel at 50 seconds and return every row\n5. For a service token send `Authorization: Bearer pscale_tkn_...` with the secret only. The `id:secret` form is rejected\n\n### Redis MCP\n\n1. Pass the connection with `--url` or explicit flags. The `redis-mcp-server` command overrides `REDIS_HOST`, `REDIS_PORT`, `REDIS_DB`, `REDIS_SSL` and `REDIS_CLUSTER_MODE` with its own defaults when flags are absent\n2. Use `scan_keys` with the returned cursor until it is 0. `scan_all_keys`, `hgetall`, `smembers` and `json_get` return everything they match with no limit\n3. Read failures from the text. Tools return strings such as `Error ...` or an `error` key in place of an MCP error result\n4. Keep the `subscription_id` from `subscribe` or `psubscribe` and pass it to `read_messages` and `unsubscribe`. Idle subscriptions close after 300 seconds\n5. Connect as a Redis ACL user limited to the keys and command categories needed, since the server has no read-only switch and `delete` runs without confirmation\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, PlanetScale MCP Server or Redis MCP?\n\nPlanetScale MCP Server scores 66.4 (B) on agent readiness against Redis MCP's 55.7 (C), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. Redis MCP leads on payments \u0026 pricing and transparency \u0026 trust.\n\n### Do PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP need an API key?\n\nBoth take an API key or an OAuth sign-in.\n\n### Can an agent call PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP without installing anything?\n\nPlanetScale MCP Server has a hosted endpoint at https://mcp.pscale.dev/mcp/planetscale. Redis MCP runs on your own machine, with no hosted endpoint listed.\n\n### Are PlanetScale MCP Server and Redis MCP open source?\n\nNo open-source release is listed for PlanetScale MCP Server. 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